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More than $29 billion. at point pleasant, they are clearing debris with a bobcat for the first time is chopping up the boardwalk and the front of the white sands hotel which is on the ocean here. you can see they rebuilt the berm of sand but the dunes are gone, obviously. the sand berm hopefully will protect people. a lot of the sand that wanted in east ocean came ashore and filled this swimming pool. it is cleared off of the streets but the town is still in many ways a mess. >>shepard: is anyone living there? rick: we met a resident who is one of the few who has a home that was built high eno...

Right past that sand berm you can't see. swing it back around, sorry if we're getting you, that's the river down there. so they get flooded on literally both sides. and they're worried this and take away what sandy did manage to leave behind and they're hoping it's going to pass by without any major problems. andrea? >> katie, thanks to you and thanks to your camera crew for this very graphic description of how vulnerable those folks are. >> we have a great crew out here. can't ask for anything more. >> good luck to you out there and all the good people of sea bright. >> and as the day of soul...

6' to 11 feet above the inflated full moon tide compared with the storm surge you have serious flooding. and jonathan hunt is live from long beach on long island. i have been watching shots. it doesn't look good. >>jonathan: it doesn't look good. you can see the waves are already getting up to something like 12' to 15'. most importantly they are getting closer and closer to the boardwalk we are standing on. when we get that surge, 11' with the waves of 12- to 15-', the sand berm will not stand a chance. they can something similar last year and it was swept away. you could recognize from 14 mon...

In by the counterclockwise winds. 6 to 11 feet around long island sound. it will push wave height 20 to 30 feet on top of the storm surge. it could be de stating. back to you. >> eric: thank you. go to rick leventhal live in point pleasant, new jersey. what are the conditions like now? >> wind is whipping. it's not raining hard. but the waves, the surf is very strong. you can see the water an debris on ocean avenue. if you look left, you can see the water coming over that sand berm and in the street. waves, we were told to expect the waves 25 feet tall. some of the waves are 15 to 20 feet rang...

>> reporter: rob marciano, let's see if he can hear us. here's in long beach and they're seeing intense wave action. rob, can you tell us? >> reporter: i can't hear the program, so just tell me when to go. >> reporter: anderson, long beach, the winds remain the same and if anything have picked up. irene continues to roll this way. irene is still a hurricane, although you would describe it as a minimal hurricane. i have been in a lot of minimal hurricanes, and it's a still a hurricane. we're taking damage on the boardwalk right now as water continues to fall in. it's tough to see with...